The Special Investigations Unit has found that a Midland police officer did not commit a criminal offence in the shooting death of a 38 year old man last month.
On February 3rd, 4 officers were called to home on Scott Street and were confronted by a man holding a number of large kitchen knives clenched in both hands.
Police say the man kept coming toward the officer even as the officer told him repeatedly to drop the weapons.
The officer fired his gun once and the bullet hit the man in the upper body.
Douglas Heagle died later in the hospital.
The Director of the SIU says the officers had the right to be on the property because they were responding to a 911 call and the force used by the officer who fired his weapon was justified.